diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/code/index.ts b/x-pack/plugins/code/index.ts
index 836dc6316faf..966961e1d102 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/code/index.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/code/index.ts
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ export const code = (kibana: any) =>
         ui: Joi.object({
           enabled: Joi.boolean().default(true),
         }).default(),
-        enabled: Joi.boolean().default(true),
+        enabled: Joi.boolean().default(false),
         queueIndex: Joi.string().default('.code_internal-worker-queue'),
         // 1 hour by default.
         queueTimeoutMs: Joi.number().default(moment.duration(1, 'hour').asMilliseconds()),
diff --git a/x-pack/tasks/helpers/globs.js b/x-pack/tasks/helpers/globs.js
index 7aa65772b043..31f86fc07f51 100644
--- a/x-pack/tasks/helpers/globs.js
+++ b/x-pack/tasks/helpers/globs.js
@@ -26,9 +26,9 @@ function getPluginPaths(plugins, opts = {}) {
     const publicPaths = `plugins/${publicPath}/**/${testPath}/*.js`;
 
     paths = paths.concat([indexPaths, commonPaths, serverPaths]);
-    if(plugin === 'code') {
-      paths.push(`plugins/${serverPath}/**/${testPath}/*.ts`);
-    }
+    // if(plugin === 'code') {
+    //   paths.push(`plugins/${serverPath}/**/${testPath}/*.ts`);
+    // }
     if (opts.browser) {
       paths = paths.concat(publicPaths);
     }
diff --git a/x-pack/test/api_integration/apis/index.js b/x-pack/test/api_integration/apis/index.js
index 9378a47aee2d..0fcde0ca3e97 100644
--- a/x-pack/test/api_integration/apis/index.js
+++ b/x-pack/test/api_integration/apis/index.js
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ export default function ({ loadTestFile }) {
     loadTestFile(require.resolve('./maps'));
     loadTestFile(require.resolve('./apm'));
     loadTestFile(require.resolve('./siem'));
-    loadTestFile(require.resolve('./code'));
+    // loadTestFile(require.resolve('./code'));
     loadTestFile(require.resolve('./short_urls'));
   });
 }
diff --git a/x-pack/test/api_integration/apis/xpack_main/features/features.ts b/x-pack/test/api_integration/apis/xpack_main/features/features.ts
index a8a7c21bc5ee..8e404c950814 100644
--- a/x-pack/test/api_integration/apis/xpack_main/features/features.ts
+++ b/x-pack/test/api_integration/apis/xpack_main/features/features.ts
@@ -129,7 +129,6 @@ export default function({ getService }: KibanaFunctionalTestDefaultProviders) {
             'ml',
             'apm',
             'canvas',
-            'code',
             'infrastructure',
             'logs',
             'maps',
diff --git a/x-pack/test/functional/config.js b/x-pack/test/functional/config.js
index 79532c369831..44a7614b47dd 100644
--- a/x-pack/test/functional/config.js
+++ b/x-pack/test/functional/config.js
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ export default async function ({ readConfigFile }) {
       resolve(__dirname, './apps/status_page'),
       resolve(__dirname, './apps/timelion'),
       resolve(__dirname, './apps/upgrade_assistant'),
-      resolve(__dirname, './apps/code'),
+      // resolve(__dirname, './apps/code'),
       resolve(__dirname, './apps/visualize'),
       resolve(__dirname, './apps/uptime'),
       resolve(__dirname, './apps/saved_objects_management'),